Whananaki bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.52° S 174.48° E

Whananaki bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
16.0° C
0.7° 

Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 12AM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (05 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (05 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.8
S
4
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
SE
6
1
SE
6
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.6
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
20
20
16
32
44
75
132
122
109
73
26
13
11
20
20
18
19
19
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
30
S
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
E
5
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
11:21PM1.97m
11:51AM1.85m
00:06AM1.93m
12:42PM1.84m
Low Tide
5:44AM0.26m
5:59PM0.38m
6:30AM0.27m
6:50PM0.42m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:42
 mm
Temp °C
15
13
11
9
7
6
6
8
10
9
8
9
8
8
6
9
10
10
9
Feels °C
9
8
5
3
1
0
-1
2
4
5
5
6
4
4
2
6
6
7
7
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